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Squero di San Trovaso

Name: Squero di San Trovaso
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Watch Venice's gondola tradition at the Squero di San Trovaso, a working boatyard in Dorsoduro. Look across the canal at the timber sheds and gondolas under repair, a rare window into a vanishing craft.

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Full description

The Squero di San Trovaso is a traditional boatyard in Dorsoduro, one of only a handful left in Venice, where wooden gondolas are still built and repaired. Its cabin-like timber buildings face a small canal and are easily viewed from the opposite bank, making it an accessible, free stop with a strong sense of living craft.

Reviewers mention that arranged workshop visits with the staff are possible with a reservation and offer detailed insight into gondola making. A brief look from the canalside takes around fifteen minutes and rewards photographers.

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Address

Dorsoduro, 1097, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy · Venezia

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

15 min

Best time

early morning, morning, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

View it from the opposite bank of the canal for the best angle
reserve ahead if you want a workshop tour, as visits are by arrangement
stop by in the morning when work is most likely underway.

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Reviews

Learned from a YouTube video. Reservation needed. Francesca really helpful and good person. Incredible gondola work including mainly repairement. Produce also new gondolas. Fascinating detailed informations. Family owned business. Pay a visit just half an hour. Precious work they do. Worth to see this place.

Abdullah Uzuner

1/5

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